#8A5CA0#8A5CA0

#8A5CA0 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.114 H 314.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5CA0
RGB	rgb(138, 92, 160)
HSL	hsl(281, 27%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(281, 43%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.8%, 42.5%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.44, 31.46, -29.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.44, 43.18, 316.77°)
OKLab	oklab(55.11% 0.0794 -0.0818)
OKLCH	oklch(55.11% 0.114 314.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.6525, 15.5961, 35.1733)
Luminance	0.1560 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5CA0 #72A05C

analogous

#685CA0 #8A5CA0 #A05C94

triadic

#8A5CA0 #A08A5C #5CA08A

tetradic

#8A5CA0 #A0685C #72A05C #5C94A0

square

#8A5CA0 #A0685C #72A05C #5C94A0

split-complementary

#8A5CA0 #94A05C #5CA068

monochromatic

#472F52 #684679 #8A5CA0 #A682B7 #C2A9CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#8A5CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#8A5CA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5CA0

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5CA0	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#506BA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B6F9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#886676

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 92, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.114 314.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8bbc',
    500: '#8a5ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5ca0;
$custom-light: #ad8bbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.588,
    "s": 26.984,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55105,
    "c": 0.114,
    "h": 314.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15596
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5CA0

secondary

#A6BC9C

accent

#C36483

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5CA0

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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